GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| countenance | look |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| throes | pang |